What you'll learn in this culinary (meals) class:

Risotto is one of our favorite comfort foods, but surprisingly few people make it home. Let’s change that! We’ll talk about stock, what rice to buy, and we’ll play around with traditional and modern cooking methods. Change your Wednesday night plans!

Menu:

Seared scallop risotto with arugula

Classic risotto Milanese with saffron

Baked risotto with roasted fennel

Arancini – fried risotto balls cakes with peas

Substitutions and Class FormatWe reserve the right to substitute ingredients, menus, recipes, chefs and instructors. Unless noted otherwise, all of our classes are hands-on and participatory in style. Our class size is limited and classes are structured to allow each student the opportunity to work closely with the chef in the preparation of dishes and to observe, up-close, the ingredients, tools and techniques used in the making of all dishes. The exception to the hands-on format are classes labeled as “Demonstration” or “Demo” or “Lecture”.

Should you need to cancel a reservation for any class, you will receive a full refund for any cancellation made four (4) days or more before the class date.

Cancellations made three (3) days or fewer before the class date will be puton a Cooking Class voucher that can be applied toward a future class, however, no refunds, exchanges or vouchers will be given to changes orcancellations made on the day of the class or for no shows — without exception.

Reservations are fully transferable and if you are unable to attend a class someone else may attend in your place without notice. Changes and cancellations may be made through emailing [email protected] In the event we cancel a class a full refund will be given.

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School: North American Pizza and Culinary Acad.

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